I was supposed to be getting on a plane heading out to Denver at 1:59 p.m. today.
At 12 p.m. my mom and I entered the Dallas airport and headed towards the check in desk. We'd heard from my stepdad that there was no info available for my connecting flight, so we had a hint of problems ahead.
As I handed the agent my ticket information, I asked about the second flight and why it was canceled. She then told me that I had been bumped from my 2 pm flight and rescheduled to a 7:30 p.m. flight to Denver - with a new connecting flight arriving San Jose about 11 p.m. (instead of 7:37 pm). I of course was not happy at all.
After a number of phone calls, we found out that I had actually not been bumped, but that the 2 pm flight had been canceled two-weeks after the tickets had been purchased. We also found out that Orbitz which had been used to book the flight had dropped the ball by not informing us of the change.
So, here I am sitting at a free internet terminal charging my phone waiting to board my flight. I'll be arriving in Denver about the time I was originally supposed to arrive in San Jose.
Here's hoping that my flights go smoothly and this is the end of traveling hassles today!
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On a brighter note ... Mom and I spent our extra time today doing some various errands, and shopping. She bought me a beautiful red (light) sweater and tank set and a pair of black pants from Steinmart (part of Christmas). We also spent some time browsing in Barnes and Nobles. Last night I showed her how to use fotoflexer to play with her photos, and reminded her how to change her profile picture.
Overall, it was a nice time.
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